UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts (UMISAA)

News Galerie Eric Mouchet, Paris - 16th January 2026

Voices Under the Mountain’s Shade: UMISAA Alumni Sher Ali, Moshin, Kubra Khademi Unite in a Powerful Contemporary Showcase

Paris witnessed a powerful convergence of art, memory, and resistance at Galerie Eric Mouchet, located at 45 Rue Jacob, 75006 Paris, with the opening of the exhibition “Ham Sâya Kouh Hâ – By the Mountain’s Shade.” The exhibition brings together compelling works by renowned artists Sher Ali, Fati Khademi, Latifa Ataii, Mohsin Tasha, and Kubra Khademi

News The Old PWD Complex, Panaji, Goa - 11th December 2025

UMISAA Alumni Hadi Rahnaward participate“Displacement Unveiled-Serendipity Arts Festival Showcases Exploring Migration & Memor

In a world marked by uncertainty and shifting identities, Displacement, a powerful exhibitionary inquiry, brings together the evocative works of multi-disciplinary artists Akram Zaatari, Ali Arkady, Hadi Rahnaward, Hassan Hajjaj, Hicham Benohoud, Nandan Ghiya, Rada Akbar, and Shaima Al-Tamimi. Presented at the tenth edition of the Serendipity Arts Festival

News UMISAA - 6th December 2025

Prof Salima Hashmi’s Open Studio 2025: A Landmark Cultural Event for UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts

South Asia Foundation (SAF) is delighted to share that Prof. Salima Hashmi, Chairperson SAF-Pakistan and Director of the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts (UMISAA), will be presenting an Open Studio event on Sunday, 14 December 2025, at Rohtas 2, Lahore.

News Asia Society, India - 2nd December 2025

Ms Hema Shironi UMISAA 2018, Alumna from Sri Lanka &Winner of Asia Arts Future Award- AAGCA 2026 multidisciplinary artist

Ms. Hema Shironi is a UMISAA Alumna, and her named Winner of Asia Arts Future (South Asia) Award- AAGCA 2026 multidisciplinary artist. Her wide-ranging artistic practice combines embroidery, mythological imagery, bricolage, and installation to inquire concepts of cultural identity.

News Male, Maldives - 27th November 2025

First-Ever SAF Maldives Alumni get together Held at Maagiri Hotel, Malé, Maldives

The First South Asia Foundation (SAF) – Maldivian Alumni Get-Together was held with great enthusiasm on 27 November 2025 at the Maagiri Hotel, Malé, marking a significant milestone in strengthening regional academic and professional cooperation. The event, which began at 11:30 AM.